Animal trap



A. KROL ANIMAL TRAP Juge 19, 1923.

Filed Auzl 23. 1922 Patented June 19, 1923.

UNHTE ANDY Knot, or UNIoN'rowN, PENNSYLVANIA.

' ANIMAL TRAP. j

Application filedAugust 2a, 1922. Serial No. 583,695.

To all who neat may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDY KRoL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Union town, in the county of Fayette and State a of Pennsylvania, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements inAnimal Traps, of which th following is aspeCilication,

This invention relates to improvemen'tsin traps for catching small animals alive and has as its object the provision of a simple,

cheaply constructed trap, easily set and er":- .fective in operation.

This object is attained by the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawing, forming av material part of this disclosure, and'in which Figure 1 is a perspective View of an embodiment of the invention, .in a set or open position.

Figure 2 is a similar view of the same in a closed or operated position.

The invention, as illustrated, consists of an oblong rectangular structure, having a bottom or floor '5 from which rise, sides respectivelyG and the same being parallel and slightly shorter than the floor.

A bridge or partial cover 8 extends from one side to the other, at the center, at the :20 top, this bridge being permanently fixedr Pivoted on pins 9 ar transverse bars 10 fixed to the lower sides of cover plates 10 which are thus enabled to: be turned upward as shown in Figure 1 or downward, as shown in Figure 2 forming covers.

Attached to the outer edges of these plates, to extend at right angles, are other plates 11, constituting the ends of the structure, re-ent'orcements 12 being fixed at the inner corners of the plate joints as shown.

A slot 13 extends upwardly from the floor in the side 6, at its center, and movable in the slot is a lever let projecting outwardly at one end and having its inner, end pivoted in a bracket 15 fixed on the floor5 near the opposite side.

Fixed at the centers of the outer ends of the covers 10 are staples 16 to which are attached the ends of cords 17, passing through an eye 18 fixed in the bridge 8 and then tied around a trigger 19, provided with opposednotches 20 to receive the cord. l i

The trigger .19 is reduced in thickness, in themanner of a wedge, towards its opposite therewith and holding the cord sutliciently or point end. which is adapted to entera taut to retain the cover and end elements in a raised position as shown in Figure 1.

This holding eltect is further assisted by th balance of the covers, which are at that time in close proximity, the center of gravity being just beyond their pivoted points, so that whenthe lever is disturbed," as

by an animal attracted by a' lure or bait on"- th lever, the trigger will be displaced and both of the covers fall by gravity entrapping the animal within the enclosure in an obvious manner. I

While the foregoing is descriptive of the preferred embodiment of the invention,'ob-

viously minor changes, not involvingthe floor, fixed side walls, one of saidwalls be ing verticallyslotted, a bridge between said secure,

invention may be made without departing side walls, a pair of oppositely disposed cover plates pivoted between said side wallsadjacent opposite ends of saidbridge, cords attached to the cover plates, a ring in said bridge through which the cords pass, a lever pivoted to the floor to extend outwardly through the mentioned slot, said lever having a notch in its upper edge partially within and partially beyond the slot, and awedge-shaped trig ger to which saidv cords are attached, said trigger being engageable in the notch of said lever whereby the same-is held in frictional contact with one side wallof'the box, and said covers are normally held ina raised position. j

In witness whereofI haveafiixed my sig nature.

AND KROL. 

